Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs: Telling the Difference and Making the Switch

Cooking Your Way to Good Carb Health

Team PeoplesMD — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:10:53 -0400

Changing your diet starts in the kitchen, and the best tool to have with you is a good cookbook. Sandra Woodruff, a dietician, wrote The Good Carb Cookbook: Secrets of Eating Low on the Glycemic Index, a nutritional guide and a treasure trove of recipes. One of the best parts of the book contains tips for finding foods with a good profile in restaurants.

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Good-Carb-Cookbook-Secrets-Glycemic/dp...

Making the Switch from Refined to Whole Grains

Team PeoplesMD — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:09:37 -0400

Focusing on good carbs means avoiding refined grains like white rice, and this Mayo Clinic article tells you why. In the middle of the page, you can explore an interactive diagram of a whole grain that illustrates the location of nutrients in the grain. Scroll down to the bottom to learn more about white whole wheat bread and to find tips for adding good carbs to your diet.

Link: http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/whole-grains/NU00204/METHOD=...

How to Find Foods on the Glycemic Index

Team PeoplesMD — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:34 -0400

As you overhaul your diet and start stocking your kitchen with low glycemic carbohydrates, you may not find a particular food on one of the “good carb” charts all over the Internet. Simply enter the food into this index for glycemic numbers and serving sizes to help you make better food choices. The tool is geared to diabetics, but it’s the easiest way to distinguish between good and bad carbs.

Link: http://www.glycemicindex.com/

Learning About Carbohydrates

Team PeoplesMD — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:58:43 -0400

Incorporating more good carbohydrates into a diet requires a solid understanding of how the human body processes them. The Harvard School of Public Health breaks down the basics for you and explains why emphasizing low glycemic carbs is better than eliminating carbs altogether or drastically reducing them. Plus, the sidebar lists common foods with low, medium, and high glycemic loads.

Link: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.ht...